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Species Pelochrista argenteana - Hodges#3149

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Unknown moth - Pelochrista argenteana Crambini? - Pelochrista argenteana Tortricidae: Pelochrista argenteana - Pelochrista argenteana Tortricidae: Pelochrista argenteana - Pelochrista argenteana Pelochrista argenteana Stumped - Pelochrista argenteana Pelochrista argenteana - male Pelochrista argenteana - male
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Eucosmini
Genus Pelochrista
Species argenteana (Pelochrista argenteana - Hodges#3149)

Hodges Number

3149

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pelochrista argenteana (Walsingham, 1895) (1)
Paedisca argenteana Walsingham, 1895 (2)
Phylogenetic sequence #620893

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet is Latin meaning "silvery white" for the "shining silvery white streaks" on the forewing. (3), (2)

Size

Wingspan 19 mm. (2)

Identification

Adult - see original description in Print References. (2)

Range

Records from the western half of the United States and Canada. (4)
Type locality: Loveland, Colorado (Smith, July 1891). (2)

Print References

Walsingham, Lord. 1895. XXI. New species of North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 1895: 504; Pl.12, f.13. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (4)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)
Lord Walsingham (Wikipedia)

Works Cited

1.Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini)
Todd M. Gilligan, Donald J. Wright. 2013. Zootaxa 3746(2): 301–337.
2.XXI. New Species of North American Tortricidae.
Lord Walsingham. 1895. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1895: 495-518.
3.Explanation of terms used in entomology
John Bernardh Smith. 1906. Brooklyn Entomological Society.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 24 February, 2011 - 3:52am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 18 December, 2017 - 10:19pm

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